Sometimes I hear women complain about their men. A common complaint is that men don’t see things that need to be done around the house. They don’t see washing up that needs to be done, the laundry that needs to be hung out, or the floor that needs to be mopped.
Of course, as women we can become so independent that we refuse to ask for help and mutter to ourselves while doing the job about how our men never see these things that need doing. A lot too, depends on the way we respond when men do decide to help out by pegging out the laundry or mopping the floor or cleaning up in the kitchen. If we then tell them what they have done wrong and how they should have done it instead and do nothing but criticize, how likely do you think it is they will ever do it again? I’d suggest not very.
This blog was sparked by a recent discussion about the way men don’t see or maybe don’t listen to the full extent of what they are asked. Like the wife who asked her husband to get her a box of tissues from a certain room. He heard only the first half and got the nearest box of tissues. Except of course his wife had them color coordinated to match the rooms they were in, which was why she’d asked for the other box. Needless to say she felt compelled to put it back to rights as soon as she could.
And the wives I have heard complain about the way their husband hang out the washing. Maybe it’s better just to say ‘thank you’ and not even look at how it’s hung. In the long run, does it really matter?
Of course as with all generalizations there is a problem. Not all women will need things perfect. All men will not see. Some men will be fastidious about putting things any and everything neat and tidy and in its place. Some women will not care if the house is untidy or cluttered. But I’d suggest they may be in the minority. What do you think?
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